indian patent act 1970
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THE INDIAN PATENT ACT - 1970
Presented by: Akash U. Wani
M.Pharm – 3rd semesterDept. of Pharmaceutics
Govt. college of Pharmacy, Aurangabad
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY• Intellectual property is the product or creation of the mind.
It is different from other properties in term that it is “intangible”. Hence it needs some different way for its protection.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS• IPR is the body of law developed to protect the creative
people who have disclosed their invention for the benefit of mankind. This protects their invention from being copied or imitated without their consent.
THE INDIAN PATENT ACT • In India the grant of patents is governed
by the patent Act 1970 and Rules 1972. • The patents granted under the act are
operative in the whole of India.
HISTORY The Patent Law of 1856 The Patent and Designs Act, 1911. The Patents Act, 1970 and Rules 1972 The Patent amendment act 2005
What is a patent ?
• A patent is a grant from the government which confers on the guarantee for a limited period of time the exclusive privilege of making, selling and using the invention for which a patent has been granted
Purpose of getting a patent……
• To enjoy the exclusive rights over the invention.
• The patent is to ensure commercial returns to the inventor for the time and money spend in generating a new product.
What can be patented?
• In order to be patentable , an invention must pass four tests;
1. The invention must fall into one of the five “statutory classes’: Processes, Machines , Manufactures Compositions of matter, and New uses of any of the above
2. The invention must be “useful” 3. The invention must be “novel”4. The invention must be “nonobvious’
Patent Law - Salient Features• Both product and process patent provided• Term of patent – 20 years• Examination on request• Both pre-grant and post-grant opposition • Fast track mechanism for disposal of
appeals• Provision for protection of bio-diversity
and traditional knowledge• Publication of applications after 18
months with facility for early publication• Substantially reduced time-lines
Safeguards in the Patent Law• Compulsory license to ensure availability
of drugs at reasonable prices• Provision to deal with public health
emergency • Revocation of patent in public interest
and also on security considerations
Types Of Patents
• Three types of patent are granted under the provisions of the act, namely:
1. An Ordinary Patent2. A Patent Of Addition 3. A Patent Of Convention• A second type of classification of patent
is: 1. Product Patent 2. Process Patent
Patentable Inventions
Invention must
Relates to a process or product or both
Be new (novel)
Involves an inventive step
Be capable of industrial application
Not fall under section 3 and 4
“NEW” MEANS……….
Invention must not bePublished in India or elsewhereIn prior public knowledge or prior public use with in IndiaClaimed before in any specification in India
Inventive step means…
A feature of an invention that Involves technical advance as compared to the existing knowledge..
Industrial application means…Invention is capable of being made or used in any kind of industry.
Section 3 exclusions
Section 3(a) • Inventions contrary to well
established natural laws
Examples Machine that gives more than 100%
performance Perpetual machine
Section 3(b) Commercial exploitation or primary use of inventions, which isContrary to
public order or Morality
Examples– Gambling machine, – Device for house-breaking ,
Section 3(b) Commercial exploitation or primary use of inventions , which
Causes serious Prejudice to health or human, animal, plant life or to the environment
Examples Biological warfare material or
device, weapons of mass destruction
Terminator gene technology, Embryonic stem cell
Non Patentable Inventions• Inventions falling within Section
20(1) of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962
are not patentable
Eg: Inventions relating to compounds
of Uranium, Beryllium, Thorium,
Plutonium, Radium, Graphite, Lithium
and more as notified by Central Govt.
from time to time.
The Term Of Patent :
In respect of a invention claming process of manufacture of a substance intended to be used as food or medicine ---- 5 yrs from the date of sealing or 7 yrs from the date of patent whichever is shorter.
In case of any other invention ---- 14 yrs from the date of patent.
Expiry Of A Patent • A patent can expire in the following
ways: 1. The patent has lived its full term. 2. The patentee has failed to pay the
renewal fee. 3. The validity of the patent has been
successfully challenged by an opponent by filing an opposition either with the patent office or with the courts.
4. As soon as the patent expires, it pass to the general public domain and now anybody can use it without the permission of the original inventor
STAGES FROM FILING TO GRANT OF A PATENT
Obtaining A Patent
• File an application for patent– With one of the patent offices based
on territorial jurisdiction of the place of office or residence of the applicant /agent
– Pay the required fee• Information concerning application form
and details of fee available at www.ipindia.nic.in
• Guidelines for applicants also available on this website
Formality Check• An Examiner checks the formal
requirements before accepting the application and the fee – this is done immediately
• Issue of application number and the cash receipt – this is done the same day
• In case of receipt of application by post, cash receipt, application number is sent by post within 2-3 days
Publication• Application is kept secret for a period of
18 months from the date of filing• In 19th month, the application is
published in the official journal – this journal is made available on the website weekly
• Applicant has an option to get his application published before 18 months also
• In that case, application is published within one month of the request
Request for Examination
• Application is examined on request• Request for examination can be made
either by the applicant or by a third party• A period of 48 months, from the date of
filing, is available for making request for examination
Examination
• Application is sent to an Examiner within 1 month from the date of request for examination
• Examiner undertakes examination w.r.t.– whether the claimed invention is not
prohibited for grant of patent – whether the invention meets the
criteria of patentability
Issue of FER
• A period of 1 to 3 months is available to Examiner to submit the report to the Controller
• 1 month’s time available to Controller to vet the Examiner’s report
• First Examination Report (FER) containing list of the objections is issued within 6 months from the date of filing of request
Response from the Applicant
• 12 months’ time, from the date of issue of FER, is available to the applicant to meet the objections
• If objections are met, grant of patent is approved by the Controller – within a period of 1 month
Pre-grant Opposition
• After publication, an opposition can be filed within a period of 6 months
• Opportunity of hearing the opponent is also available
Examination of Pre-grant Opposition
• Opposition (documents) is sent to the applicant
• A period of 3 months is allowed for receipt of response
Consideration of Pre-grant Opposition• After examining the opposition and the
submissions made during the hearing, Controller may – Either reject the opposition and grant
the patent – Or accept the opposition and
modify/reject the patent application • This is to be done within a period of 1
month from the date of completion of opposition proceedings
Grant of a Patent
• A certificate of patent is issued within 7 days
• Grant of patent is published in the official journal
STAGES - FILING TO GRANT OF PATENT
PUBLICATION OF APPLICATION
REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION
GRANT OF PATENT
3rd Party Representation
Revocation/Amendment
OPPOSITION
• PROMPTLY AFTER 18 MONTHS FROM F.D.
• WITHIN 48 MONTHS FROM F.D.
• ALL OBJECTIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITHIN 12 MONTHS
• WITHIN 12 MONTHS
FILING OF APPLICATIONPROVNL. / COMPLETE
Decision of Controller
EXAMINATION-ISSUE OF FER
Appellate BoardAppeal
Renewal Fee• To be paid within 3+6 months from date
of recording in the register [sec 142 (4) ]• No fee for 1st and 2nd year• Renewal fee, on yearly basis, is required
to be paid for 3rd to 20th for keeping the patent in force
• Delay upto six months from due date permissible on payment of fee for extension of time
• Patent lapses if renewal fee is not paid within the prescribed period
Rights of a patentee1. Right to exploit the patent. The patentee has a right to prevent 3rd parties,
from exploiting the patented invention.2. Right to grant license. The patentee has a power to assign rights or
grant license.3. Right to surrender. The patentee is given the right to surrender the
patent by giving notice in prescribed manner to the controller.
4. Right to sue for infringement. A patentee is given the right to institute
proceeding for infringement of the patent in a district court .
References1. www.ipindia.nic 2. www.patentoffice.nic3. www.wikipedia.org4. www.patentoffice.nic.in/ipr/patent
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